Chapter 115: Chapter 97: These Rabbits Have 800 Schemes
"Alright."
Ye Bai showed a slight ’hesitant’ expression, but eventually agreed to his teacher’s request.
"Ye Bai, you really are considerate."
"In the future, if you get into trouble, as long as it’s not breaking laws or regulations, the teacher will handle it for you."
"Of course, the incident with He Guangda doesn’t count; you acted in self-defense, and the teacher will keep it confidential, won’t spread it around."
"For the Negative Electric Rabbit experiment, you can research it however you like."
"In three months, we need to submit a preliminary conclusion."
At this point, Zhang Lingxue directly yawned.
"It’s late, I’ll go rest now."
Zhang Lingxue patted Ye Bai’s shoulder, yawned again, stretched lazily, and went to sleep.
Ye Bai quietly calculated the progress ahead.
The Negative Electric Rabbit experiment only needs a conclusion within three months.
Right now, Ye Bai already has three evolutionary paths, and can work backwards from there.
The urgent matter now is finding the Positive Rabbit.
Dark web people are experts in various domains, they wouldn’t casually post something like this.
He might be hinting that he has information about the Positive Rabbit or actually possesses it himself.
Based on these three evolutionary paths, the Positive Rabbit plays a significant role.
According to Teacher Zhang Lingxue, the Western Research Institute had once launched a big effort to find the Positive Rabbit, likely because they secretly enlisted someone with the Eye of Insight talent to discover this evolutionary path.
Hence, they wanted to locate the Positive Rabbit, but from the fact that the Western Research Institute eventually abandoned the project, it seems they did not find its whereabouts.
Ye Bai divided the recent tasks.
1. Find the whereabouts of the Positive Rabbit.
2. Complete the preliminary round of the Phoenix Cup.
3. Search the Black Market for the shell of the Celestial Destiny Turtle.
4. Complete the preliminary round of the Young Qilin Cup.
5. Help the Sunflower King evolve into the Sunflower Emperor.
This time, the Phoenix Cup and Young Qilin Cup are relatively far apart.
After the Phoenix Cup, there’s still a one-month gap before the Young Qilin Cup begins.
Ye Bai had already reviewed the notes sent by each teacher and watched the experimental videos they provided.
After all, Ye Bai is a seed contestant for this Young Qilin Cup, so all sorts of intensive training will follow.
Anyway, Ye Bai also possesses the Unforgettable talent, so teachers send him the materials and then explain them via recorded screen videos.
Watch the recording for parts he doesn’t understand.
An uneventful night, Ye Bai woke up early.
He looked at the freshly updated Intelligence System today.
[1. In two months, Yandong Province plans to auction off land, plot number 98 hides an ancient tomb cluster beneath it; whoever buys it dies. The most precious plot is number 7, which is a piece of black land.]
[2. Sword Butterfly eggs can undergo Spirit Summoning, but if a Pet Beast Master uses their blood prematurely to nurture the summoned ancient item, the success rate significantly increases.]
[3. The Positive Rabbit is actually hidden within the Negative Rabbit; only the Eye of Insight can discern its clues. Finding the Positive Rabbit depends on luck.]
[4. The Dragon-slaying Sword can form a Sword Array; the collected Dragon-slaying Swords increase the power of the Sword Array.]
[5. In half a month, at Jiaying City’s Pet Beast Market, a black large lizard will have a red gem inside, which can enhance the power of Fire Pet Beast Skills.]
Today provided a very interesting piece of intelligence.
The Positive Rabbit is actually hidden within the Negative Rabbit; what does this mean?
The Western Research Institute personnel probably monitor each Negative Rabbit regularly.
They can’t possibly miss these rabbits’ anomalies.
How are they hiding themselves?
Did they consume something?
Ye Bai increasingly felt these rabbits were incredibly crafty.
The Western Research Institute personnel truly can’t outwit these Negative Electric Rabbits.
Indeed, the most dangerous place is the safest place; even the Western Research Institute personnel couldn’t imagine that the Positive Rabbit they’ve long sought is actually hidden among the Negative Rabbits.
This is important intelligence.
The second piece of intelligence is about Spirit Summoning.
Ye Bai pulled out the book that Zhang Lingxue gifted him and meticulously perused it.
Spirit Summoning is an ancient ritual, essentially allowing the soul in the Sword Butterfly Egg to merge with an object’s soul, forming a very special Pet Beast.
This is akin to an alternative Sword Butterfly.
Moreover, the older the object, the better the Spirit Summoning effect.
If possible, ancient metal items are most suitable; during Spirit Summoning, incorporating Geng Metal Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures might yield unexpected benefits.
Ye Bai thought this Spirit Summoning very suited the Dragon-slaying Sword.
Coincidentally, the Dragon-slaying Sword is crafted from Geng Metal and has a long history.
Jiaying Ancient Bridge was established three hundred years ago, and since then, Dragon-slaying Sword has hung beneath the bridge.
As a Guardian God for the region, the Dragon-slaying Sword is most suitable for Spirit Summoning.
However, currently, Ye Bai doesn’t have any Contract Positions left; waiting until he’s stronger to perform Spirit Summoning might be better, or purchasing Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to increase Contract Positions.
These level of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures usually cost nine-digit sums to buy.
Ye Bai can only hope for useful intelligence to appear from the Intelligence System.
As for the Pet Beast Market in Jiaying City, it is a place where hunters who go out to capture Exotic Beasts sell them.
The Pet Beast Market is also known as the Exotic Beast Market. Some powerful Pet Beast Masters, when they capture Exotic Beasts but have their Contract Positions full or lack enough strength, come to the Pet Beast Market to sell their captured prey.
Ye Bai used to be a regular at the Pet Beast Market. He would look for suitable Pet Beasts there, buy them, and then sell them at a high price.
The Clucking Chicken was picked up by Ye Bai at the Pet Beast Market.
After bringing back the Clucking Chicken, he was tricked.
This guy eats a lot and is unhygienic, leaving feces everywhere.
After Ye Bai found out, he reprimanded it severely, but it remained unchanged.
Lately, it’s been more obedient.
After seeing a roasted Wind Sparrow, the Clucking Chicken is genuinely afraid that someday it might upset Ye Bai, who would then gut it and make roasted chicken.
It heard that the taste of Clucking Chicken is very delicious, considered the finest among meat chickens.
"Now that the Cultivation House has been open for a while, it’s time to introduce some Pet Beasts to it."
Ye Bai pondered.
The Pet Beast Market and the Underground Black Market are coincidentally in the same location.
"Oh right, the root and juice of the Mandala Grass King need to be sent over."
Ye Bai placed an order on the dark web to put the Mandala Grass King’s root and juice on a trash bin in a park not far from Shen Mountain Middle School.
Soon, these things disappeared into thin air.
Sofia and the butler were discussing a project when a house helper knocked on the door.
She walked in carrying a white foam box.
"President, a package suddenly arrived, with no sender information or tracking number. It appeared out of nowhere, with your name on it."
"We’ve checked with the detector, inside are only some root-like things and three bottles."
"The white foam box has undergone toxic analysis."
The house helper said with some difficulty.
If Sofia hadn’t recently insisted that all courier marked with her receiving them must be brought up.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have accepted such a mysterious package.
"Miss?"
The butler put on white gloves and summoned a venomous snake resembling a king cobra, two meters tall.
This snake has two huge skulls on its crown, flicks its red tongue, and is black and white all over.
Sofia pressed a button on the floor, and a transparent Protective Shield enveloped her.
She was a bit tense.
The snake used its Sharp Claw to open the white foam box, revealing its contents.
A strand of roots tied with a red rope and three large bottles of white turbid liquid.
"Take these things to the Secret Realm to analyze what they really are."
The Lightning Cat lay nearby yawning, its sharp claws hidden in its paw pads.
It was guarding Sofia.
The Lightning Cat was the size of a leopard.
Sofia’s computer received another email.
[by: You got the stuff, right.]
[The white liquid is the juice from the Mandala Grass King. I hope you make good use of it and develop more things.]
[I am looking forward to the whereabouts of Hellfire.]
Sofia was very calm at the moment. The email from "by" proved everything was within her Control.
He was subtly warning Sofia not to play tricks.
"What a cautious guy."
Sofia smiled: "I hope good news comes through."
Soon, the phone on her desk rang.
Her old butler was on the line, sounding excited.
"Miss, good news, the Secret Realm confirmed this is indeed the root of the Mandala Grass King."
"The catalytic conversion for Tier Two Awakening Potion is ten times that of top-level Mandala Grass."
Sofia beamed, "This is indeed worth celebrating."
"We need to prepare the mysterious person’s requested items meticulously to show our sincerity."
"Otherwise, it would be hard to cooperate with him later."
"Have everyone search for the Dragon-slaying Sword and Hellfire’s whereabouts."
"If possible, try to retrieve Hellfire to show our sincerity."
Ye Bai hadn’t expected Sofia to be so lavish.
He initially just wanted the whereabouts of Hellfire, not expecting Sofia to find it and send it to him.
Ye Bai spent several days in the Negative Electric Rabbit’s Secret Realm but still couldn’t find the Positive Rabbit.
This guy is really good at hiding.
Ye Bai was quite speechless.
Looking at the mountain full of rabbits, each similar, Ye Bai felt himself developing a fear of dense objects.
Until the day the Phoenix Cup opened, Ye Bai was still at a loss.
No wonder Zhang Lingxue passed this hot potato to him; after days of dealing with it, Ye Bai had a faint headache.
This was clearly a case of mental computation overload.